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Main Campus Executive Faculty takes steps to tackle grade inflation

Over the past few months, the Main Campus Executive Faculty has been actively working to address grade inflation and disparity across departments. “In the next week or two, all faculty... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 9, 2014

Award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks in Gaston on Friday

Award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who gained popularity when her speech on feminism was featured in Beyoncé’s “Flawless” music video, will speak at Georgetown on Friday at noon in Gaston... Read more

By Bassam Sidiki October 9, 2014

Saxa Politica: Competitive culture presides on campus

’Tis the season of disappointment. Applications to the Corp and GUASFCU have been written, received, and rejected. Academic Council and, most recently, GUSA Senate committee chair votes have been cast,... Read more

By Ian Philbrick October 9, 2014

In The Red and Brown Water churns Yoruba lore at Devine Studio

Oya, the goddess of wind and lightning in Yoruba mythology, summons the spirits of change and tumult with deep inhalations. Alluding to her divine namesake, Oya, the protagonist of In... Read more

By Elizabeth Baker October 9, 2014

Hummus House dips into Georgetown

Complete with faux-ivy crawling over the brick walls and ceiling, Sabra’s brand new pop-up restaurant, Hummus House, initially appears to be a traditional Middle Eastern eatery with a modern twist. ... Read more

By Sergio Betancourt October 9, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Page 13: The 6 Food Groups of Leo’s

By Dylan Cutler October 9, 2014

One Chance merits encore

It’s fitting that a movie about a man’s ability to sing opera at the top of his lungs lacks subtlety. One Chance tells the (somewhat) true story of Paul Potts,... Read more

By Graham Piro October 9, 2014

Idiot Box: TV’s moral insurgency

Politics and television are hardly strangers—the drama, intrigue, and pantsuits of the former are often perfectly suited to the latter, if a tad exaggerated. The challenge of political TV is... Read more

By Julia Lloyd-George October 9, 2014

Critical Voices: Flying Lotus, You’re Dead!

Steve Ellison’s You’re Dead! infuses hard jazz with a labyrinth of clacking, psychedelic guitar pedals and hip hop drum kits—not your average Darnall elevator tunes. In an interview with Rolling... Read more

By Caroline Koch October 9, 2014

Critical Voices: SBTRKT, Wonder Where We Land

SBTRKT’s new album, Wonder Where We Land, glides us through magnificent atmospheres of edgy textures and abstract synths, but, in the end, misses its landing. Straying from his groovy EDM... Read more

By Sarah Santos October 9, 2014

The Sports Sermon: Scare them silly

Head to any peewee sports practice and the coaches will be emphasizing the values of hard work and sportsmanship to their young charges, instilling in them the upstanding values of... Read more

By Chris Castano October 9, 2014

University considering third-year meal plan requirement, GUSA to challenge

Georgetown’s Dining and Auxiliary Services is considering a possible expansion of the meal plan requirement to juniors in an effort to accommodate additional students living on campus. Flex Dollar-based options... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz October 9, 2014

Full Court Press: Sports culture needs a makeover

Over the last few months, the growing conversation surrounding Ray Rice’s brutal and cowardly assault of his then-fiancée and current wife, Janay Palmer, has nearly broken the NFL and its... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 9, 2014

Hockey continues winning ways

Many of Georgetown’s sports fans are well aware that the National Hockey League starts back up this week. What they may be less aware of is the continued success of... Read more

By Max Roberts October 9, 2014

Crimson paints over Blue and Gray

In front of a sold-out home crowd of 2,504 fans, the Georgetown football team (2-4, 0-1 Patriot League) fell to Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League) 34-3 in a game much... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 9, 2014